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| - A family-friendly, homey, inviting atmosphere, but in our opinion, the empanadas are only so-so. Located on Augusta Avenue just north of Baldwin Street, this isn't a big spot in terms of space. But the environment is very welcoming, service is friendly, and lucky for us, on the Friday night we visited, we found a table right away.
We walked up and ordered one chicken empanada to try, and within 5 minutes, a server brought it to our table. Overall, in taste it was very average, in size it was massive! The empanada was basically the size of my face! Jumbo? I'll say.
However, although there was a generous amount of meat in the pastry, the chicken could have used a lot more seasoning and flavour. It was a bit bland as we continued to bite into it and the pastry wasn't crispy enough for my liking (like a reviewer says below, it tasted like it was frozen and just re-heated). We ended up dousing the bites with spoonfuls of the salsa it came with, to give it the kick it needed, but even then, it ended up being just 'okay.'
Overall, there are better spots in the area (and in the GTA) for empanadas which, in my opinion, are even tastier. For one chicken empanada, with tax, we paid a little over $5.00.
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